夤緣攀附

夤缘攀附
yínyuánpānfù
  1. to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
  2. social climbing

CEDICT

攀附權貴，拉攏關係。

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Entry Composition

1 夤緣 yínyuán
  1. to curry favor
  2. to advance one's career by toadying
2 攀附 pānfù
  1. to climb (of climbing plants)
  2. to creep
  3. to cling on to
  4. fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful)
  5. social climbing

Related entries

高攀 gāopān
  1. social climbing
  2. to claim connections with people in higher social class
攀高結貴 pāngāojiéguì
  1. lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
  2. social climbing
趨炎附勢 qūyánfùshì
  1. to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
  2. social climbing
攀附 pānfù
  1. to climb (of climbing plants)
  2. to creep
  3. to cling on to
  4. fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful)
  5. social climbing